Insect-trap.



J. FABIAN.

INSECT TRAP.

APPLICATION rum) JAN.15, 1912.

Patented Jan. 13, 1914.

ATTORNEYS INVENTOR I Jfafl, BY f 5 WITNESSES JULIUS FABIAN, OFPHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

INSECT-TBAR teen air.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 13, 1914.

Application filed January 15, 1912. Serial No. 671,146.

To all .0710727. it may concern Be it known that I, JULIUS FABIAN, acitizen of the United States of America, residing at Philadelphia, inthe county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Insect-Traps, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawing.

This invention relates to an insect trap especially designed forentrapping bedbugs and small vermin, and the primary object of myinvention is to provide a trap that can be easily and quickly secured tothe side rails of a bedstead, a wall or other support, whereby bedbugscan readily crawl on to the same and enter the trap.

Another object of this invention is to provide a sectional trap that canbe easily opened and thoroughly cleansed and maintained in a sanitarycondition.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a trap of theabove type that is inexpensive to manufacture, durable and of suchconstruction that it is highly eflicient for the purposes for which itis intended.

I attain the above objects by a mechanical construction that will behereinafter specifically described and then claimed, and reference willnow be had to the drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the trap. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsectional view of the same, and Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view of thetrap.

A trap in accordance with this invention comprises an oblong box likestructure having two sections generally designated A and B. Each of saidsections is formed of a single piece of material and the section Acomprising a rear wall 1, a bottom plate 2, a top plate 3, and end wallst.

The section B comprises a front wall 5, a bottom plate 6, a top plate 7,and end walls 8. The bottom plate 6 of the section B is provided withlongitudinally disposed and equally spaced barrels '7' adapted to fitbetween similar barrels 8 carried by the bottom plate 2 of the sectionA, said barrels being maintained in longitudinal alinement by rods 9that pivotally connect said sections together, whereby the section B canbe swung to an open position relatively to the section A to permit ofsaid sections being thoroughly cleansed and the trap emptied of suchvermin that may crawl therein.

The rear wall of the section A has the ends thereof provided withopenings 10 to receive screws or other fastening means (not shown) forsecuring the trap to a suitable support, as the vertical rail of a bed,a Wall, or upright adjacent to an object that is infested with vermin.

The rear wall 1 has a longitudinal slot 11 and an inwardly projectingtapering entrance piece 12 that is in communication with the slot 11,said entrance piece in connection with said slot providing a taperingentrance for a bedbug or other vermin. The entrance piece 12 is designedwhereby after the bedbug has passed through the same, it will beextremely difficult for the bedbug to return, on account of the innerend of the opening of the entrance piece being smaller than the slot 11.

The front wall 5 of the section B has a slot 13 and an inwardlyprojecting entrance piece 14:, said entrance piece being similar to theentrance piece 12 of the section A.

The top plates 3 and 7 of the sections A and B respectively are cutaway, as at 15 to provide a slot 16, and the top plates 8 and 7 supportsections of an entrance piece 17, similar to the entrance pieces 12 and14.

The sections A and B of the trap are maintained in a closed position byhooks 18 pivotally connected, as at 19, adjacent to the end of the topplate 3 of the section A, said hooks engaging pins or screws 20, carriedby the top plate of the section B adjacent to the end of said section.

It is apparent that the section B can be easily and quickly openedrelatively to the section A and the interior of the trap thoroughlycleaned.

The trap in its entirety can be made of wood or light and durable metal,and it can be used without necessarily securing it to a suitablesupport.

What I claim is An insect trap comprising a rectangular box-likestructure formed of two oblong sections each formed of a single piece ofmaterial, each including a top, a bottom, a pair of end walls, an outerlongitudinally slotted side wall and further having an open inner side,each of said tops having the inner longitudinal edge inset for a portionof its length, an inwardly extending outwardly inclined extensionprojecting from said inset portion, said inset portions and extensionsregistering thereby providing a Wardly from each of said side Walls cen-10 trally thereof to provide elongated longitudinally extending entrancepieces communicating With the slots of the side Walls and formingpassages gradually decreasing in height inwardly.

In testimony whereof I affix my signa- 1 ture in the presence of twoWitnesses.

JULIUS FABIAN. WVitnesses JOHN ERDsAY, J OSEF MAYER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

